Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-02
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Boise CITY, Idaho, June 81, 1887.

puise IVY Auaho, juno 81 1905
Notice Is hereby given that the Elmira
Silver Mining Company, by John Brown,
lis President aud General Manager, whose
posioffice address Is Banner, Boise coun-
~, Idaho territory. has made application
for United States patent for the Hammer
lode mining claim aud mill site, situated
in Banner Mining District Boise County,
idaho Territory, consisting Of fifteen hun.
dred $500 linear feet Of the lode, and sur.
face ground six hundred (600) feet wide,
being Lot No. 81 A and acres Of non.
mineral land not contiguous TO said lode,
for mill site, being Lot No. 81 b. and
described in the field notes and plat Of the
Official survey on file In this Office. with
magnetic variation at 10 degrees and 30
minutes East, A. follows, In effect substan.
tally and correctly.
Said mining claim commencing Mt the
stake or post on which Is posted the no
lice Of relocation. at point 100 feet In a
westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said lode, known ~ the old Banner shan
or discovery shalt, and running thence in
an eastcrly direction 1900 feet TO a similar
stake or post on the line of said lode,
marked EAST Center Stake" together
with 600 feet In width the entire length OF
said claim, being 300 feet In width on each
side from the center or middle of said
lode al the surface. Said surface ground
being marked and described rs follows, IN
effect: Commencing ut a point $3.50 feet
from United States mineral monumen,
No. /, In direction north 81 degrees, %
minutes east therefrom, the property be.
ing on unsurveyed land--being cor. No.
|, running thence south IA degrees, ei
minutes east 600 feet To post marked
-. W." being cor No. 2, and passing
through, at distance Of 800 feet from the
original starting point, the west end cen.
ter post or stake on which Is posted the
original notice Of relocation by the Ell.
mira silver Mining Company, thence
north n degrees % minutes east, 1900 feet
to post marked IS. E." being cor No.
5. thence north IA degrees, "a minutes
west, across the east end center post or
stake 800 feet 70 post marked IN. E.
being cor. No. 4, thence south II degrees
% minutes west 1900 feet to post mark
cd IN. W." which Is the place of begin.
ming, containing an area of 20 59-l0u
acres. This location also covers and in.
cludes what Is known a. the Big Crop
pings, and said mine or Banner lode be
Ing situated about thirty miles In north.
easterly direction from Idaho City, and
about one mile In northeasteriy direc-
ton from the steam quartz mill owned BY
the Elmirz Silver Mining Company. AL.
so the MIL SrrE on which stands the
Banner mill, and known as the Banner
'mill site. located In . triangular shape,
Immediately above what was formerly
called Wolverine Gulch, and Smith &
Fork. and between them, described as fol.
lows; Beginning at u point $3.50 feet
from United states mineral monument
No. l, In q direction therefrom south 80
deg. 81 minutes cast thence running south
26 degrees, 10 minutes east, 574.5 feet 10 a
post. cor. No. 4. thence north 50 degrees,
% minutes west 700 feet 10 a post at the
junction Of the right fork OF Bear creek
with the main creek, cor. No. 1, running
thence north IS degrees SO minutes east
40 feet 10 post, cor. No. 2, thence north
81 degrees east 1858 feet 10 post, cor. No.
8, which is the place Of beginning; em.
braciDg an area OF five acres. The north
line Of said mill site being 3,9J0.7 feet dis.
iani from the northwest corner. or cor
No. OF said Lot No. 81 A. the Banner
lode surface ground. In 9 direction south
SO degrees 10 minutes 30 seconds west
therefrom; all corners OF clam being al
20 marked U. s. l. 81 A, and all corners
Of mill site marked U. 5. Ia 81 b. In addi
ton 10 No. Of corner.
The said mining claim and mill site be
ing Of record In the Office Of the County
Recorder OF said mining district. at Idahe
City, In lsoise County. Idaho Territory
The nearest known location being the Sil
yer Chief lode or claim, which Joins the
said Banner lode and claim on the west.
Any and all persons claiming adversel,
any portion Of the said Banner lode min
ing claim or surface ground, or the mil
site Aforesaid, are required to file their ad
verse citims thereto with the Register o
the United States Land Office, at Bots.
City, Idaho Territory, within the ski,
days publication hereof, or they will b.
barred by virtue Of the provisions Of III